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Phil Bardsley conceded a penalty to Ashley Williams on a PK and Shay Given was charged with an own goal as Leighton Baines' penalty rebounded in off the goalkeeper for the only goal of the match.

It isn't the sort of moment that Shay Given will appreciate as he likely heads to the bench after the international break. With Jack Butland expected back soon the former Ireland goalkeeper will feel unlucky to have conceded the Baines penalty. Stoke City will be even more concerned as the goal was the result of the second penalty from a corner kick awarded against them in the space of two weeks. Mark Hughes had better spend some time cleaning up the set piece defense or it's going to be an ugly season for the Potters. Sat, Aug 27, 2016 11:54:00 AM

With Jack Butland being brought back slowly from injury, Shay Given will get his third consecutive start in net for the Potters against Everton at Goodison Park.

With Ronald Koeman figuring things out at Everton and getting Yannick Bolasie and Romelu Lukaku up to speed, picking Given is a questionable-at-best decision. There is a case that he'll likely be called on to make lots of saves so there is some potential in formats where saves are well-rewarded. For those formats where a clean sheet is paramount, Given should be ignored. Fri, Aug 26, 2016 03:44:00 PM

Stoke are hopeful the injury sustained by Shay Given during the 4-0 defeat at Man City is not as serious as originally feared.

Given became the first Stoke player since Stanley Matthews - in 1964 - to play a league match in his 40s on Saturday. But, his afternoon was cut short after the veteran stopper tweaked his groin in the opening forty-five minutes. However, reports from Sky Sports indicate the problem is not as bad as initially thought and that the issue had been caused by a reaction to playing games in quick succession having spent most the season sidelined through injury. The loss of Given left the Potters with only one fully fit senior goalkeeper – Jakob Haugaard – as Jack Butland continues his recovery from a broken ankle. Sun, Apr 24, 2016 04:28:00 PM

Veteran Shay Given was handed his first start for Stoke City but it was not a memorable day as the Potters were crushed at home by Tottenham, 0-4.

Mark Hughes turned to Given in place of Jakob Haugaard but they way Tottenham played this evening, it could hardly make a difference who was between the sticks for the Potters. Bojan got the start up top and Marko Arnautovic made his return but the attack was stifled by a well organized Spurs defense and Hugo Lloris barely had to react to anything. As if this result wasn't damaging enough to Stoke's confidence, their next match will be at The Etihad against a Manchester City side that is also currently firing on all cylinders. Mon, Apr 18, 2016 05:10:00 PM